| In our zeal to lose weight we often lose sight of the | | | | nutrition or the outright fraudulent suggestion that you |
| more significant issue of good health. Certainly it is | | | | can burn pounds of fat with just ten minutes of |
| good for our health to lose unwanted fat, and of | | | | exercise a day. Keep in mind the old adage: if it sounds |
| course we all want to look good in front of the mirror. | | | | too good to be true, it probably is. Not that every plan |
| But it is vitally important to remember that good health | | | | is equally bad. In fact some are fairly good, such as |
| is the number one concern and looking good in your | | | | weight watchers and Jenny Craig. My only reservation |
| jeans is a distant second. I emphasize this because I | | | | against these is that they seem to neglect the value of |
| am continually put off by the number of diet plans or | | | | exercise in overall health. |
| weight solutions that either do not encourage overall | | | | Remember; weight loss is an important part of a good |
| health or are actually detrimental to your health to | | | | health program, but it cannot be the entire program. A |
| begin with. | | | | good and healthy weight loss program ought to fit well |
| So called diet pills, which include the "natural" herbs | | | | within an overall program of health and fitness. This |
| such as hoodia, are effective in decreasing your | | | | takes both a healthy diet and regular exercise. Any |
| appetite. But these pills imply a "quick fix" solution that | | | | plan that appears to go counter to this is to be |
| does not encourage a healthy diet or stress the | | | | absolutely avoided. Don't believe me? Ask your doctor |
| importance of proper exercise. Also dangerous are | | | | at your next yearly checkup. |
| plans where you essentially starve yourself of proper | | | | |